Hannah Bardell’s voting in Parliament

Hannah Bardell is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of Hannah Bardell’s votes.

• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 50 votes for, 6 votes against, 18 absences, between 2017–2019
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Hannah Bardell has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Media Intrusion 3 Oct 2019

  The family of my Livingston constituent Kirsty Maxwell have faced the unimaginable tragedy of losing her in suspicious circumstances in Benidorm in 2017, when she fell to her death from a balcony. To compound that horror, they have since had to face repeated violations of their privacy and intrusion from some journalists and media outlets. Does the Secretary of State agree that we have a duty...

• Attorney General: No-deal Brexit: Priorities 3 Oct 2019

  What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the priorities for his office.

• Attorney General: No-deal Brexit: Priorities 3 Oct 2019

  It would be good to hear the Attorney General recognise the damage that a no-deal Brexit would create and the severe disruption that we know it would create across all Departments, instead of the language that we heard from him last week in the Chamber, when he said that this was “a dead Parliament” and that MPs had “no moral right” to be here. Will he apologise for those comments?

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Livingston

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @hannahb4livimp
• https://facebook.com/hannah.bardell.5

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Hannah Bardell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• HM Treasury
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for International Trade
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Cheddar Cheese: Orkney
• Sheep Meat: Scotland
• Tobacco: Smuggling
• Homicide: Convictions
• Energy: Prices

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (since 17 May 2018)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 12 Dec 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade and Investment) (20 Jun 2017 to 17 May 2018)
• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Business, Innovation and Skills) (19 Oct 2015 to 20 Jun 2017)
• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Fair Work and Employment) (20 May 2015 to 19 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Graeme Morrice
• Jim Devine
• Robin Cook

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INNOVATION) BILL Committee (0 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (6 out of 16)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Hannah Bardell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 63.68% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 227 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)